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levation

levation noun: the lifting of a corpse during a religious service.

Noun

levation

  1. (archaic) The lifting of a corpse during a religious service.
  2. (archaic) The action of a levator muscle.

Origin of levation

From Latin levatio.

Questions about levation

What does levation mean?
Levation means the lifting of a corpse during a religious service.
What part of speech is levation?
Levation is a noun.

Words near levation in the dictionary

  1. Levasseur
  2. Levasseurs
  3. levatinib
  4. Levatino
  5. Levatinos
  6. levation
  7. levator
  8. levator anguli oris
  9. levator ani
  10. levator ani syndrome
  11. levator costae

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